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Toxic Mold: You Are Not Alone

April 9, 2018 by Andrea Fabry 13 Comments

Toxic Mold: You Are Not Alone

Those who have experienced ill health due to toxic mold exposure often feel isolated, and even crazy. I’m writing this post to assure you that you are not alone, that many are struggling. When our family of 11 connected the dots in 2008 (read our story here), I was assured by then leading toxicologist Dr. Jack… 

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Filed Under: Microbes & Mold, microbes and mold, Mold, Mold and Microbes, Unseen Reality Tagged With: Isolation, toxic mold

How I Got My Life Back After Our Toxic Mold Exposure

October 27, 2017 by Andrea Fabry 52 Comments

How I Got My Life Back After Our Toxic Mold Exposure

When we vacated our home and everything in it in 2008, I assumed life would get back to normal. (Read our story here.) At last, we had figured out the reason for our family’s numerous illnesses and did the hard thing by leaving it and starting over. Surely we’d fall back in step with our… 

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Filed Under: Microbes & Mold, microbes and mold, Mold, Mold and Microbes, Unseen Reality Tagged With: DNA, epigenetics, Full Catastrophe Living, genetics, letting go, mold recovery, recovery, toxic mold

5 Myths About Toxic Mold

February 27, 2017 by Andrea Fabry 18 Comments

5 Myths About Toxic Mold

What is the truth about toxic mold? Can it be hazardous to our health? Why all the fear-mongering? 5 Myths About Toxic Mold Myth #1: Mold is everywhere. While it’s true that mold is an essential part of nature, it is not true that mold exists everywhere indoors. If this were true, why would mold… 

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Filed Under: Microbes & Mold, microbes and mold, Mold, Mold and Microbes, Unseen Reality Tagged With: chlorine bleach, dry wall, mycotoxins, stachybotrys, toxic mold

Pets and the Environment: Toxic Mold, Chemicals and Wireless Radiation

November 15, 2016 by Andrea Fabry 15 Comments

Pets and the Environment: Toxic Mold, Chemicals and Wireless Radiation

Pet owners will do well to observe the behaviors and health of their pets as they assess the health of their home. What can we learn about pets and the environment? The link between environmental exposures and animal health is not new. More than a hundred years ago, miners took caged canaries into the coal mines… 

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Filed Under: Electromagnetic Radiation, Microbes & Mold, microbes and mold, Mold, Mold and Microbes, Natural Health, Unseen Reality Tagged With: behaviors, canine lymphoma, cats, chemicals, devices, dog, dogs, environment, environmental, environmental health, Environmental Illness, exposure, flame retardants, health, Jennifer Berg, mold, pet, pets, radiation, toxic mold, wireless, wireless radiation

DIY Air Freshener Spray

October 21, 2016 by Andrea Fabry 8 Comments

DIY Air Freshener Spray

Trying to steer clear of chemically-laden air fresheners? Try this simple DIY air freshener spray! You’ll need three simple ingredients: Filtered water Vodka Essential oil(s) You need only a tiny bit of vodka, so if keeping alcohol in the home is a problem, be sure to buy the smallest bottle. The vodka works as a… 

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Filed Under: Cleaning, DIY, House, Microbes & Mold, microbes and mold, Mold, Mold and Microbes, Natural Living, Unseen Reality Tagged With: air fresheners, air purifier, alcohol, chemical-free, chemically-laden, DIY, fresheners, natural, vodka

Type 1 Diabetes and Toxic Mold

September 19, 2016 by Andrea Fabry 18 Comments

Type 1 Diabetes and Toxic Mold

Can toxic mold cause type 1 diabetes? While potential triggers vary, research suggests that environment plays a critical role in the onset of autoimmune disease. (See Environment, Not Genes, Dictates Human Immune Variation, Study Finds.) As a mom of a son with type 1 diabetes, I am convinced our encounter with toxic mold contributed to… 

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Filed Under: Microbes & Mold, microbes and mold, Mold, Mold and Microbes, Natural Health, Type 1 Diabetes, Unseen Reality Tagged With: autoimmune, autoimmune disease, diabetes, disease, environment, environmental, environmental health, epigenetics, mold, toxic mold, type 1 diabetes

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MEET ANDREA

I am a certified Building Biology Advocate, a former journalist, mother of nine, and avid CrossFitter who likes to think outside the box. After our family's health crisis in 2008, I learned to ask questions about what's in our food, our water, and our air. I hope to empower you as you seek to live safely in a complex world. Thankfully, small steps lead to big changes. Let's travel this road together, one step at a time.

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10 Things I’ve Learned (The Hard Way)

1. The answer may be right in front of you.
2. Time is often the best medicine.
3. Speak kindly to yourself.
4. The air we breathe matters.
5. It's better to know than not know.
6. Relinquishment is a balm for the soul.
7. Symptoms will instruct if we listen.
8. Sometimes you're the expert.
9. Allow hindsight to move you forward.
10. The next step is enough.

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